Tag: real estate investors
-
Who Wins With Rate Cuts? First-Time Home Buyers, or Wall Street Investors?
Hopeful home buyers have waited for the Feds to cut interest rates forever. Well, it feels like forever. In September 2024, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell finally did it. It was the first time the Federal Reserve lowered banks’ interest rates since the stimulus days of 2020. Anticipating a better economy, mortgage rates are starting…
-
Home-Flipping Update: California Passes Major Disclosure Law
California just changed the home-flipping game. Fixer-upper home buyers who turn around and sell the homes must follow the new Flipper Disclosure Law, formally known as Assembly Bill 968. What’s California so concerned about? Home flippers are, of course, profit-driven. Sometimes, a flip is done quickly, with cosmetic touchups that gloss over the deeper work…
